Health
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Study finds cardiovascular risks may be worse for women in middle age
Washington: A new research has found that the negative impact of most cardiovascular diseases on thinking and memory skills may be stronger for women than men. The study has been published in…
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Social distancing led to weakened children’s immune systems: UAE doctor
New Delhi: Social distancing measures to combat Covid 19 have weakened the immune systems of young children who have not been able to build up resistance to common bugs, leaving them vulnerable…
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Study finds exercise interventions help asthma patients
Washington: According to a new study by the University of East Anglia, interventions aimed at promoting physical activity in people with asthma could improve their symptoms and quality of life. The study…
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Adult epilepsy treatment may work for children too: Study
Washington: According to new research by Rutgers University, a surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults is also effective and safe for children. The study has been published in…
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Study finds potential to reduce medication prescribed for older people
Washington: A new study by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences of GP-delivered medication for older people led to an overall reduction in the number of medicines prescribed. The research has…
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Study examines if infants with ASD listen when mothers talk
California: A team of researchers employed a number of techniques to pinpoint the regions of the brain responsible for a child’s response to baby talk. The study has been published in the…
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Study finds depression screening of cancer patients improves care
California: A new research has shown that depression screening for patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer is highly effective at identifying patients in need of behavioural health care. The study has been…
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Multivariant Covid vaccine booster shows promise, early data suggests
London: A COVID-19 vaccine booster aimed at tackling multiple coronavirus variants shows promise in inducing a comprehensive immune response, early data suggests. The initial phase one clinical data shows the vaccine has strong…
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DGCI approves for phase III trial of Bharat Biotech intranasal vaccine as booster
New Delhi: The Subject Experts Committee (SEC) of the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) on Wednesday granted “in principle” approval to Bharat Biotech to conduct “Phase III superiority study and Phase…
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Omicron is not common cold, warns WHO
Geneva: Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken…
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Choline during pregnancy impacts children’s sustained attention: Study
Washington: Seven-year-old children performed better on a challenging task requiring sustained attention if their mothers consumed twice the recommended amount of choline during their pregnancy, a new Cornell study has found. The…
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COVID patients diagnosed with oxidative stress, glutathione deficiency: Study
Washington: Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 had significantly increased levels of oxidative stress and oxidant damage, and markedly reduced levels of glutathione, the most abundant physiological antioxidant, according to a new study. The…
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France detects new Covid variant, 12 infected
Paris: French researchers have detected a new Covid variant, probably of Cameroonian origin, and have temporarily named it as ‘IHU’. The new variant from the lineage named B.1.640.2 is believed to have…
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How Omicron variant is spreading so fast, sparing lungs
New Delhi: As India braces for the peak of the third Covid wave with Omicron taking over all other existing variants, scientists are scrambling to find how this heavily-mutated virus spreads so…
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Omicron: How to prevent infection?
New Delhi: Even as India is seeing a steep rise in Covid cases driven by infections caused by the Omicron variant, there’s an urgent need to scale up preventive measures such as…
